Alesis IO14 Portable 14 Input Firewire Interface

Utilizing state of the art FireWire technology, Alesis iO14 offers professional level features such as Alesis High Definition Microphone Preamps, Cirrus audiophile converters and jitter elimination technology, with high quality 24-bit/192kHz audio input for PC or Mac. The iO14 houses 2 headphone outputs, line-level inserts on the mic preamps, 48V phantom power, 5-segment signal/clip meters, and full MIDI and S/PDIF I/O in a convenient, portable tabletop design.

With ADAT lightpipe inputs for additional connectivity, the iO/14 gives you forward-thinking expansion potential, no matter what your recording sessions may demand. Flexible, routable Hardware Direct Monitoring allows you to send a customized, latency-free mix to each output pair. An AC adapter is also included, for computer users that don’t supply FireWire power.

Whether you find yourself on the road or in your own studio, the iO/14 gives you the Alesis performance that professionals have depended on for decades.

24Bit/192kHz Recording for high-quality, pristine recordings

Superior Clock stability with DICE II JET Jitter Elimination Technology

Audiophile Cirrus converters to provide maximum dynamic range on inputs and outputs

Flexible, routable Hardware Direct Monitoring and HDM Control Panel software for customizable monitoring mixes

Cubase LE software included (Windows and Mac compatible)

Bus or adapter powered

Inputs

4 Alesis High Definition Mic/Line Preamplifiers built in (2 switchable high-impedance inputs for direct guitar and bass recording)

Switchable Phantom Power for each channel pair

Inserts on every analog channel

8 channels of ADAT input

16 Channels of MIDI I/O

Stereo S/PDIF digital input

Outputs

2 line-level outputs

2 discrete stereo headphone outputs

Stereo S/PDIF digital output
System Hardware Requirements
PC:

Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 2.0 Ghz or faster

1 Gig RAM or more

Windows XP Home or Professional Service Pack 2 or higher (Windows XP Media Center Edition is untested)

Mac:

Power Mac G4 Dual 867MHz or faster, all Intel Mac models

1 Gig RAM or more

Mac OSX 10.4 or higher